Kate Ormandová je autorkou YA literatúry. Svoju vášeň pre čítanie YA kníh objavila počas štúdia výtvarného umenia, čo ju inšpirovalo k experimentovaniu s písaním. Jej diela sa zameriavajú na fantasy prvky a nadprirodzené bytosti, často zasadené do napínavých a pútavých svetov. Ormandová prináša do žánru jedinečný pohľad, ktorý kombinuje umeleckú citlivosť s vášňou pre rozprávanie príbehov.
Beth moves with her mum and stepdad to Applegate - a gated community that is the first of its kind in England. Everything seems perfect, until Beth finds an old diary in her room. The diary records strange happenings and Beth starts to investigate. But when people start disappearing, Beth must be careful who she tells before she disappears too.
Set against the backdrop of a traveling circus, Flo's unique world revolves around orphaned children with shape-shifting talents. As she approaches her sixteenth birthday, the pressure to perform intensifies, but she feels unprepared. During a practice session, she encounters a mysterious figure that threatens to expose her secret, triggering chaos within the circus. The story explores themes of identity, fear, and the struggle to embrace one's abilities amidst external dangers.
Facing imminent destruction from a cyborg army, 16-year-old Sia joins a rebel group in a desperate fight for survival. With just 15 days left, she is determined to combat the machines wreaking havoc and protect innocent lives. The story explores themes of resistance, courage, and the struggle against oppressive forces in a dystopian setting.
MADE’s creations aren’t born — they’re built.Violet’s family has been approved to test a teenage robot called Ollie. Robots like Ollie are programmed to act human without so many things that are necessary to being human. He has no feelings. He can’t lie, disobey his family or ever harm a human being. But Ollie is a machine, and things go wrong with machines all the time…Published by Badger Learning as part of their teen reads series for struggling or reluctant readers.
They watched him in the darkest part of the night.They watched him in the lightest part of the day.He would be easy to take.No one would know he was gone — until it was too late.The stories say that fairies can’t be seen by those who don’t believe. But what if they want to be found?